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Health Care August 21, 2023

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health to host veterans suicide prevention event

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health issued the following announcement about an upcoming community symposium on veteran suicide prevention: Highland Rivers Behavioral Health will host a community symposium on veteran suicide prevention…

Health Care August 3, 2023

Back-to-school can be stressful for children

By Melanie Dallas, LPC As much as children hate to see the end of summer vacation, many also look forward to getting back to school, even if they won’t come…

Opinion July 24, 2023

A year on from consolidation, cohesion and positive change

By Melanie Dallas, LPC Each December, I write a ‘year in review’ column highlighting our agency’s accomplishments and changes during the previous calendar year. But Highland Rivers Behavioral Health also…

Opinion June 22, 2023

Man up…and talk about your feelings

By Melanie Dallas, LPC If you’re male, someone has probably said it to you at some point in your life, and probably first when you were a child: “Man up,”…

Opinion May 31, 2023

988 one of many important mental health numbers for Georgia

By Melanie Dallas, LPC As we approach the one-year anniversary of 988 – which launched nationwide in July 2022 – Georgia has received much praise for its management of the…

Health Care May 8, 2023

Moving from awareness to acceptance

By Melanie Dallas, LPC If you were to search the internet for Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, you would find a variety of organizations – and dates. Although generally the…

Health Care April 13, 2023

April is Alcohol Awareness Month

By Melanie Dallas, LPC With the opioid crisis receiving so much news coverage nowadays, it can be easy to overlook the ongoing impact of one of the most pervasive and…

Behavioral Health March 28, 2023

Community Service Boards deliver services outside clinic walls

By Melanie Dallas, LPC One thing I like to say about Community Service Boards (CSBs) is that we meet people where they are. The individuals and families we serve have…

Behavioral Health March 6, 2023

March is National Disabilities Awareness Month

By Melanie Dallas, LPC My recent article about Lois Curtis – the Georgia woman who was plaintiff in a landmark Supreme Court decision affecting people with disabilities – provides good…

Opinion February 18, 2023

Recognizing Georgia disability rights pioneer Lois Curtis

By Melanie Dallas, LPC [This guest article is by Melanie Dallas LPC, the CEO of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health] It is perhaps an odd twist of history that fewer people know…

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